80s Horror

[murderpunk]

Ok, if you're old like I am, you remember and adore the old late 80s shows Monsters, Tales from the Darkside, Friday the 13th: The Series and Freddy's Nightmares. With the exception of Freddy's Nightmares, these were great serieses.. (if that's a word).. in this day and age when almost everything that was ever on TV is in a DVD collection, i have to ask "What the fuck?".

Friday the 13th: The Series is the only one of them with a collection out.. and even that looks pretty backroom/shadey.

I'm sure if you search you can find some dusty VHS copies of these, but that's not good enough. this is 2006 for crying out load.. fuck VCRs! a $79 Monsters DVD box set would make whatever 3rd-rate company that owns the rights more money than it is now staying a passing memory. but no. they'll continue to Boo-Berry the shit out of spite, leaving the fans out in the cold.

Tales from the Darkside, however, Scf-Fi Channel currently runs at midnight sometimes, which is about as good as it seems it's going to get for a long time.

[murderpunk]

ok, i looked up that "3rd-rate company that owns the rights" to Monsters because i assume since Debra Hill's dead that's the only way "the suits" could've remained ignorant to this potentially re-profitable series.

anyway, i came across this petition www.petitiononline.com/19784444/petition.html to get the series released on DVD..

sure, signing it won't do shit but.. fuck it, making a little "91" on your screen change to a "92" is empowering.

[WIL]

I signed it, that reminds me we never finished our get Monster Squad on DVD or mailed out our letter. Damn, I'm a screw up. Yay - Monsters my favorite is the one with the Fever.

[Shane]

Ok, if you're old like I am, you remember and adore the old late 80s shows Monsters, Tales from the Darkside, Friday the 13th: The Series and Freddy's Nightmares. With the exception of Freddy's Nightmares, these were great serieses.. (if that's a word).. in this day and age when almost everything that was ever on TV is in a DVD collection, i have to ask "What the fuck?".

Friday the 13th: The Series is the only one of them with a collection out.. and even that looks pretty backroom/shadey.

I'm sure if you search you can find some dusty VHS copies of these, but that's not good enough. this is 2006 for crying out load.. fuck VCRs! a $79 Monsters DVD box set would make whatever 3rd-rate company that owns the rights more money than it is now staying a passing memory. but no. they'll continue to Boo-Berry the shit out of spite, leaving the fans out in the cold.

Tales from the Darkside, however, Scf-Fi Channel currently runs at midnight sometimes, which is about as good as it seems it's going to get for a long time.

yeah, I'm an old fucker as well (closing in fast on 34) and totally agree with you. I would love to see all those series re-released on DVD.

[Hookertrash]

yep, I'm older than dirt too (31) and I used to sneak up and watch these shows when I was little. I have a few Monsters vhs copies but that's about it...

I signed the petition too

[Johnny Truant]

I have a monsters VHS tape.

[Veronnie]

Hey quit trying to say your old, it's making it difficult for those of us who are!

There was a certain humorous quality obout those 80's shows, that the new ones dont have. I dont remember Monsters.

[Johnny Truant]

Monsters is kinda like the sister to Tales from the Darkside, they were both done by Laurel.

Monsters had this cool claymation opening sequence with a family of monsters sitting around making preparations to watch some horror movie on TV.

[Madman Marz]

I loved growing up watching these shows and would love to see some good dvd releases too. I'm not close to the age you guys are (I'm 24) but I know I have only love for the 80's stuff and that's all there is to it! Anyone remember "The Hilarious House Of Frightenstein" with Vincent Price? I got that boxset but haven't popped it in to watch yet.

[murderpunk]

Werewolf: the Series. Another forgotten classic that still hasn't made it to a DVD collection..

Frank Lupo (A-Team producer) put this show out for Fox in like 1987 and it ran for i think only one season. The main charactor Eric, was.. a werewolf hunting down the old one-eyed sea captain of a werewolf that bit him (played by Chuck Conners). to kill him would end the cycle and cure Eric of being a werewolf.

Eric would drift from town to town on this journey, usually getting into some kind of trouble helping someone.. turn into a werewolf, kill the bad guy, then have to flee before people started asking questions. very, very Incredible Hulk-esque, but the formula worked quite well and Rick Baker's effects pulled this off even more so.

it also had Brian Thompson (aka "what's-his-name, that big guy with the jaw.. y'know, that guy from that movie" from Fright Night 2, Buffy and X-files) in later episodes as the werewolf master, lord or whatever.. the one at the top of the bloodline.

i remember USA reran it for awhile but i think the censored it some, or played them completely out of order, because it didn't "feel right" or something. it could've just been a case of it was better when i was 13 than however old i was when i tried to watch it again, but i think they fucked it up somehow.

[Cthulhu23]

Another old timer here (32) and I agree with all above that would like to see these series released!!

[murderpunk]

Commander USA used to host horror movies saturday afternoons when i was a little kid.. (Commander USA's Groovy Movies). mostly old spanish and italian/Paul Naschy stuff, .. but occasionally something like Squirm. i  he'd draw a face on his hand with his cigar, "Lefty" who was his sidekick.. and various silly mini skits. i used to love this show.

he's on a commercial that still airs for.. the Wiz? or Home Depot? i forget.. it's something in a warehouse though..



conterfeit your own!

[murderpunk]

Cryptflix has put out Monsters and Werewolf: the Series DVD collections. for now it seems like you're only likely to find them at a horror convention though.. so who knows how ghetto they are.. but they exist, which is very nice.

[murderpunk]

Morgus Presents



anyone else remember this late 80s "show"? they played old PG horror and Godzilla movies hosted by Morgus, a mad scientist and his mute assistant Chopsley. usually things from your childhood are remembered to be cooler than they were.. now maybe i was just too young to understand "cheese", but as a little kid i thought this shit sucked, so i can only imagine how awful it really was.


Chopsley

[Cthulhu23]

I think I do vaguely remember that.


I will always miss Monstervision with Joe Bob Briggs and USA's Up All Night with Rhonda Shear